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Don't concern yourself buddy, the diffs and bearings move too fast internally for rust to start, and if they do who cares, they are cheap and easy to replace, that's the wonderful thing about the Merv, bash it hard, keep up the good photos.

Originally Posted by B3NNZ

Can't find any rust apart from on the screws heads. Drove it today and its fine. I have stripped down and it's all fine so yea...

One brand name and one retailer are censored for making and selling counterfeit Traxxas battery connectors.

We should be able to say the name because those fake connectors are SO bad they won't even connect to themselves let alone real TRX connectors. (I was not aware they were not TRX parts when I ordered them thought it was just a 10 pack )

Currently rebuilding it at the moment just for fun and I will post some pics when I'm done. It should be very close to new! The merv is great but thinking of selling it as my love of rc helis need funds.

I still don't understand, every lipo I"ve ever seen has balance connectors with exposed positive and negative, the battery will short out of that gets wet.

Fresh water is a poor conducter of electricity but the minerals in the water can be a issue
But the balance tabs can get rust not a good thing.a unlubed man sock and a zip tie will do for most water play short of submerging it. Dielectric grease can help the balance tabs from getting rusty etc